The world celebrated Valentine's Day yesterday, a day dedicated to love and compassion. However, amidst the expressions of love, a stark contrast persists in Gaza, where the people, especially at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, are grappling with a...
  Guess who knocked on my door this morning? Two female preachers bringing me the word of God. Haa. I became excited. Nostalgia. I've missed those Jehovah's witnesses knocking on my door on Saturday mornings in Lagos. The preachers wanted to tell me God loved...
  A few days ago, a bank staff committed suicide, having written a note that says economic hardship is a contributing factor to her act. As usual, people reacted with the popular view, "Suicide is a permanent solution to a...
The BBC released a three-part documentary about TB Joshua titled, "Man of God? Or Predatory Cult Leader?". The groundbreaking investigation is a chronicle of rape, abuse, torture, forced abortions, and fake miracles performed by TB Joshua. Sadly, people continue...
  When you love someone, it makes sense to go the extra mile for them, even if that means waking up at 4:30 am to pack their lunch or taking an additional job to provide for them. This also includes...
Perhaps there is no better time than now to discuss Satan. Recently, Nigerian pagans have intensified their discomfort with translating Satan (the devil, a personification of evil) into Esu, a deity in Yoruba pagan religion. Esu should not be...
I went through my WhatsApp statuses today and read, "Happy birthday, Jesus," "Jesus is born," etc., posted at exactly 12 am by some of my Christian contacts; you know, the way people would wait till 12 am to wish...
  The purpose of life has been a subject of great debate. While adherents of several religions argue that there is a life after death, irreligious folks do not agree that a man will exist whether in his earthly form...

“Aje” By Bashir Lucas Samson Lukman

As it appears, the new normal amongst youths in South-Western Nigeria is saying "Aje," either as an exclamation, affirmation, attestation, or swear, including Muslim youths. Before I continue, this article is in no way the concern of anyone whose...
Bismillahi Rahmani Raheem This paper aims to respond to certain questions posed by Mr. Folarin Sunday during his appearance at one of ACADIP’s public lectures titled ‘EXPOSING THE FORGERS.’ For reasons unbeknownst to us, Mr. Folarin seems unsatisfied with the...

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